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Cina
In China-U.S. Trade War, Trump Would Have Weapons
If he chooses, the new president could move on steel to back up his campaign rhetoric. China has fewer options but could aim at jetliners and carmakers.
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Nigeria
Senate rejects ‘padded’ N143bn FIRS budget
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate on Thursday rejected the report by its Committee on Finance in which the N143.7bn budget of the Federal Inland Revenue Service was approved. The lawmakers, while debating the recommendation of the committee during the day’s plenary, criticised the report as lacking details. While some senators ...
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Nigeria
Buhari to launch economic recovery plan next month
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja Barring any last minute change in plans, President Muhammadu Buhari will next month launch the National Economic Reconstruction and Growth Plan that will guide the Federal Government in repositioning the economy for sustainable growth. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, disclosed this on ...
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Nigeria
‘One million tonnes of smuggled rice heading for Nigeria’
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Smugglers of foreign rice are beginning to flood Nigerian markets with smuggled products as the Yuletide season approaches and have warehoused over one million tonnes of the commodity in neighbouring countries. In October, the Federal Government stated that it had restricted the importation of rice to only ...
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Nigeria
Lagosians consume N3bn foodstuffs daily, says Ambode
Sesan Olufowobi Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says daily consumption of foodstuffs in the state is worth over N3bn. He added that investors in the agricultural sector had a ready market and returns on their investments. The governor spoke at the maiden edition of the Lagos Food Security and ...
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Nigeria
‘Investors trooping to Lagos’
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said foreign investors with a number of new investments were trooping to the state, making it the preferred choice destination for investment. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode stated this at the opening ceremony of EU-Nigeria Business Forum 2016 on the Victoria Island, adding that the state’s ...
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Nigeria
Police not shielding me – Land suit’s defendant
Sesan Olufowobi Mutairu Owoeye, one of the men accused of attacking some communities in the Ibeju-Lekki area of Lagos State, has denied that he is being protected by the police, saying he has not broken any law. He said he was a licensed estate agent and registered with the government, ...
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Nigeria
Senate backs AMCON on debt recovery
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, has said that time will soon run out on recalcitrant obligors of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria. He said this was because of the renewed commitment of the Senate to build ...
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Israele
Business in Brief: Tel Aviv shares extend post-Trump advance
Perrigo says it’s exploring options for its Tysabri multiple sclerosis drug; SodaStream shares reach two-year high on jump in profits; Nice Systems tops profit forecast, raises outlook for 2016.
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Despite sharp decrease in measles deaths, nearly 400 children die from disease every day
Source: World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UN Children's Fund, GAVI Alliance Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, WorldIn 2015 the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan accounted for half of the unvaccinated infants and 75 per ...